Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU Games announces new highlight

An outstanding summer of sport awaits North Rhine-Westphalia from 16 to 27 July 2025, as the RUHR GAMES 25 will join the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games.

The will take place from 17 to 20 July 2025 in Bochum as part of the the world’s largest multi-sport event of the year 2025, whose core athletic target group largely coincides with that of the RUHR GAMES. After five successful editions, this multi-faceted festival has become an established fixture in the sporting state of North Rhine-Westphalia as an innovative format. For the first time, the RUHR GAMES will therefore not be holding any competitive sports competitions, but will enrich the programme of the with a mix of demo competitions in action sports and new Olympic disciplines as well as live music, culture and international youth encounters.

Exciting programme free of charge

A multi-faceted, compact programme of cultural highlights, an open-air concert, urban art, workshops and hands-on activities against the impressive industrial-cultural backdrop of the Jahrhunderthalle in Bochum’s Westpark will be offered to visitors free of charge over the four days of the festival. The integration of RUHR GAMES 25 into the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games will help to further establish the RUHR GAMES brand nationally and internationally.

“The Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games and the RUHR GAMES will form a strong duo next summer. The latter’s unique mix of trend sports, street art activities and music enriches the atmosphere surrounding the competitions of the top student-athletes,” said Regional Director Garrelt Duin.

“The Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games offer the RUHR GAMES a unique platform to further increase the national and international appeal of this established festival. This collaboration is an excellent example of how the Games can achieve sustainable effects for the region” concluded Niklas Börger, Managing Director Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU GAMES gGmbH.

Written by Thérèse Courvoisier